1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 38th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall in Chicago.

1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1979–80 record26–2
Head coach
Assistant coachJoey Meyer (6th season)
Home arenaAlumni Hall
1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 DePaul    262  .929
No. 9 Notre Dame    238  .742
Tennessee State    197  .731
UNLV    239  .719
Cleveland State    188  .692
Illinois State    209  .690
Marquette    189  .667
UNC Wilmington    1910  .655
Penn State    1810  .643
Southern Mississippi    1710  .630
South Carolina    1611  .593
Campbell    1512  .556
East Carolina    1512  .556
Stetson    1512  .556
Detroit    1413  .519
Dayton    1314  .481
North Texas State    1314  .481
Milwaukee    917  .346
Valparaiso    818  .308
Portland State    521  .192
Charleston Southern    223  .080
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 11 James Mitchem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrSt. Pius X Albuquerque, NM
F 21 Dennis McGuire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrHoly Cross River Grove, Illinois
G 23 Clyde Bradshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrEast Orange East Orange, NJ
F 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoWestinghouse Chicago, IL
F 32 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrCarver Chicago, IL
G 44 Skip Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) So   
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 5
Wisconsin W 90–77  1–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
December 10
Texas W 66–60  2–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
December 12
at Northern Illinois W 57–55  3–0
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
December 15
at UCLA W 99–94  4–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
December 19
at Eastern Michigan W 57–55  5–0
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
December 21
at Northwestern W 81–75  6–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 22
vs. Loyola (IL) W 92–83  7–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 29
Bradley W 68–61  8–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
January 2
at Missouri W 92–79  9–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
January 5
at Loyola (IL) W 80–75  10–0
Alumni Gym 
 
January 7
Ball State W 96–79  11–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
January 12
at Marquette W 92–85  12–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 15
Lamar W 61–59  13–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
January 18
Maine W 93–79  14–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
January 20
LSU W 78–73  15–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
January 22
at Alabama-Birmingham W 57–54  16–0
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
January 26
Evansville W 105–94  17–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
January 28
at Creighton W 84–73  18–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
February 2
North Texas W 102–71  19–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 9
Dayton W 65–63  20–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 13
at Valparaiso W 95–71  21–0
Hilltop Gym 
Valparaiso, Indiana
February 16
Bulter W 103–79  22–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 18
La Salle W 92–75  23–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 21
at Wagner W 105–89  24–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York
February 23
Loyola (IL) W 94–87  25–0
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
February 27
at Notre Dame L 74–76 2OT 25–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
March 1
Illinois State W 97–81  26–1
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 9
vs. UCLA
Second Round
L 71–77  26–2
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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